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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movement are the author's works linked to by Ann J. Lane?
(a) The feminist movement.
(b) The environmental movement.
(c) The civil rights movement.
(d) The abolitionist movement

2. How is the language spoken by the girls described?
(a) As musical.
(b) As sing-songy.
(c) As harsh-sounding.
(d) As similar to English.

3. Why does Terry lament not catching the girl in the tree?
(a) She could have warned the men not to go to town.
(b) She could have been used as a hostage.
(c) She could have convinced the women to let the men go.
(d) Terry thought she was beautiful.

4. Whose Utopian novel influenced the author's interest in socialism?
(a) Samuel Johnson's.
(b) Edward Bellamy's.
(c) Samuel Butler's.
(d) Sir Thomas More's.

5. What does Lane say the author considered herself to be?
(a) A reformist.
(b) A humorist.
(c) A feminist.
(d) A humanist.

6. How did the author of "Herland" die?
(a) From old age.
(b) By suicide.
(c) From disease.
(d) In an accident.

7. Why do the tutors say the men are being held captive?
(a) Because they tried to abduct a girl from a tree.
(b) Because outsiders cannot be trusted.
(c) Because they were violent when they first arrived.
(d) Because men are not welcome in the country.

8. Who do the women bring the the men before in Chapter 2?
(a) A panel of elders.
(b) A religious leader.
(c) A queen.
(d) A judge.

9. Who does Jeff's tutor remind him of?
(a) His mother.
(b) His first love.
(c) His favorite aunt.
(d) His nursery school teacher.

10. Based on the men's comments in Chapter 5, what do women believe is a problem where the men come from?
(a) Burglary.
(b) Premature death.
(c) Famine.
(d) Ignorance.

11. What animal does Somel say is present on her society's land?
(a) Ferrets.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cats.

12. How many women in America does Jeff say are working poor?
(a) Four million.
(b) Seven or eight million.
(c) Half a million.
(d) Eleven million.

13. What are the houses surrounded by?
(a) Fences.
(b) Deep ditches.
(c) Wild flowers.
(d) Well-kept gardens.

14. What is the name of the temple built to honor the Goddess of Motherhood?
(a) The Temple of Mo'rell
(b) The Temple of Mira.
(c) The Temple of Mian.
(d) The Temple of Maaia.

15. How is Terry described?
(a) As sensitive.
(b) As wealthy.
(c) As arrogant.
(d) As immature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vandyck believe is the men's best hope for freedom?

2. What is the purpose of the expedition the three men are on?

3. What concept are the women said to be unfamiliar with in Chapter 5?

4. What are Vandyck, Terry and Jeff prepared to do if they find there are men in the all-female society?

5. Who is the author of "Herland"?

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